Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States of America: During 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802Holt, 1909 - 429 páginas |
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... fall into his distended jaws . London , a negro - servant , had snatched up a log , and was advancing to strike the monster a blow in the head , when a black snake , hastening furiously to the spot , imme- diately gave battle to the ...
... fall into his distended jaws . London , a negro - servant , had snatched up a log , and was advancing to strike the monster a blow in the head , when a black snake , hastening furiously to the spot , imme- diately gave battle to the ...
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... falls into his jaws . It is by thus tracing effects to their causes that truth is promulgated ; and hence I am enabled to detect and expose the fallacious- ness of the opinion , that there is any charm , or fascination in the eye of a ...
... falls into his jaws . It is by thus tracing effects to their causes that truth is promulgated ; and hence I am enabled to detect and expose the fallacious- ness of the opinion , that there is any charm , or fascination in the eye of a ...
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... . An emigrant planter on first hearing it , was terrified beyond measure ; and ran pale and quaking to his house , calling out , a rattlesnake ! oh ! a rattlesnake ! Indeed , he would frequently fall a capering , unconscious 127.
... . An emigrant planter on first hearing it , was terrified beyond measure ; and ran pale and quaking to his house , calling out , a rattlesnake ! oh ! a rattlesnake ! Indeed , he would frequently fall a capering , unconscious 127.
Página 128
... fall a capering , unconscious of being observed . But he swore he would dance no more in the day - time , be- cause it was ungenteel . We drew our chairs near the fire after supper , when Mr. Dubusk did his utmost to entertain me . He ...
... fall a capering , unconscious of being observed . But he swore he would dance no more in the day - time , be- cause it was ungenteel . We drew our chairs near the fire after supper , when Mr. Dubusk did his utmost to entertain me . He ...
Página 130
... fall a reflection over the dinner I here made . Though plain , it was wholesome ; and instead of wishing it was better , I thanked God it was not worse . A walk of eight more miles brought me to Owendaw bridge , and , taking a small ...
... fall a reflection over the dinner I here made . Though plain , it was wholesome ; and instead of wishing it was better , I thanked God it was not worse . A walk of eight more miles brought me to Owendaw bridge , and , taking a small ...
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